Role Purpose/Business Unit:

To assist contract managers within the SCM environment with the following administrative tasks:

• Catalogue requests/renewals and creations;
• Outline agreement requests/renewals and creations;
• Supplier onboarding requests/extensions and creations;
• Sourcing activities such as supplier registrations and pre-event preparations.
• Engagements with SCM Category managers, Business requestors and Vodafone (VOIS/VSOL) teams to deliver the above.
• Support with B-BBEE breach and penalty process.
• Support agile delivery of regional & local level 3 tactical sourcing activities (eg. Procurement card process).
• To drive the continuous improvement of SCM tools and reporting.
• To assist in the delivery of process efficiency opportunities for local & regional SCM categories via agile ways of working.
• The role holder will provide input into and support to the local and regional operational & administrative category activities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To engage with the Vodafone technical delivery and commercial delivery and support teams to ensure an effective and agile system to all stakeholders.
• Drive the execution of catalogue & OLA creations, supplier On-boarding and other SCM activities to achieve efficiency KPI’s such as Happy PO as defined by Supply Chain goals and objectives.
• Impact on the business -
• Agile delivery of regional & local SCM operational/administrative activities
• Support tactical suppliers via collaboration with internal stakeholders & category managers to ensure business requirements are met (Procurement Card process).

Teamwork

• Cross SCM category support.

Innovation and change

• Provides input into defining innovative regional & local operational strategies.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years’ experience within procurement.
• Relevant Diploma or Degree (essential).
• Further studying towards SCM qualifications such as CIPS would be advantageous.
• Minimum of at least 6months+ in an SCM Enabler environment.
• SAP ERP, Ariba Sourcing, Ariba Guided Buying, Price Manager, ContractWatch, Office 365 workflow, SharePoint, Excel proficient.
• Proven track record of delivery against challenging targets

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Good communication skills (Effective written and verbal communication skills)
• Detail orientated
• Service delivery focussed
• Results driven
• Team player
• Self driven and performance orientated
• Supply Chain operations
• BBBEE Procurement Strategy
• Analytical skills